Toy.



Nm 871,701. PATENTED NOVLlQ, 1907.

J. P. JECKERT. TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16.1967.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. JECKERT, OF GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed March 16. 1907. Serial No. 362.702.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH lF. JECKERT, anaturalized citizen of the United States, residing at Garfield, in thecounty of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented new and use'l'ulImprovements in Toys, of which th'e following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys and more particularly to thoserepresenting an animal capable of performing motions with its limbs aswill be more fully described in the following specification `set 'forthin the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings where variousreference characters are used to designate like parts in the severalfigures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy. Fig. 2` is a sectionalview of the same showing the limbs occupying a different powhose forwardend 9 projects upward through the back of same so that it may beoperated.

Secured to the hind legs near the shoulder 6 is a spring 10 undertension when the legs are occupying a vertical position, the other v endof the spring being secured to the body of thel animal and connectedalso with the hindlegs is a rod 1,1 which is attached to 'the front legsat a point which will cause them to rise to a horizontal position whenthe hind legs'are thrown backward. Another rod 12 connects the hind legswith the head of the animal which is pivoted at 13 and when the legs arethrown to the horizontal position by means of the spring 10 the head isthrown downward.

It will be seen that thespring l() pulls the upper end of the hind legsagainst the latch 7 but upon pressure being applied to the end 9 thelatch is removed which causes the legs torlly backward to a horizontalposition and the liront legs and head are moved to similar positions bymeans o'l the rods 11 and 12. A downward pressure applied to the 'frontor hind legs ol the animal will return the legs and head to their normalpositions, in which positions they are retained by the latch 7.

The animal may be provided with a tail 14 and mounted upon a pedestal 15and base 16. The body may be made in two parts and screwed together orheld inV place by means ol' the )ins 3 and 4.

l/Vhen the atch is removed the sudden movement of the limbs o'l theanimal cause it to quickly assume an amusing attitude and ailords thebeholder much pleasure.

It is obvious that other animal forms may be adopted and their limbscaused to operate in the manner above described and as shown.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy the combination with a body representing an animal, of ahead pivoted thereto, Afront and hind legs, a spring connected with thehind legs, rods connecting the hind legs with the head and with the forelegs and a latch adapted to hold the hind legs against the action ol thespring.

2. The combination of a support, a ligure mounted thereon, the limbs oithe Vligure being pivotally mounted, a connection between the limbs, aspring secured to the body and to one of thc limbs, said spring beingadapted to move the limbs, and a latch carried by the body forengagement with one of the limbs-to hold the limbs in normal position.

In testimony whereof, I al lX my signature in presence ol two witnesses.

JOSEPH F. JECKERT.

lVitnesses:

JOHN N. ALNOR, HERMANN J UscnrNsKY.

